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Key Geographic Features of the USA

The document provides geographical information about various features in the USA, including mountain ranges like the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, the Great Plains, and significant bodies of water such as the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It also defines 'contiguous' in a geographical context and lists numerical facts related to the geography of the USA. Key statistics include the length of the Rocky Mountains, the size of the Great Plains, and the height of notable peaks.

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Key Geographic Features of the USA

The document provides geographical information about various features in the USA, including mountain ranges like the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, the Great Plains, and significant bodies of water such as the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It also defines 'contiguous' in a geographical context and lists numerical facts related to the geography of the USA. Key statistics include the length of the Rocky Mountains, the size of the Great Plains, and the height of notable peaks.

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Geographical

Name Location Facts (if available)


Feature

Extend over 3,000 miles from Canada to


Rocky Western USA (Colorado,
Mountain ranges New Mexico; highest peak is Mount Elbert
Mountains Montana, Wyoming, etc.)
(CO).

Appalachian Eastern USA (from Alabama Among the oldest mountains; highest peak
Mountains to Maine) is Mount Mitchell (NC).

Known for flat lands, grasslands, and


Central USA (Texas to
Plains Great Plains agriculture; important for wheat and corn
Canada)
farming.

Includes Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron,


Bodies of water: Northeastern USA, on the
Great Lakes Erie, and Ontario; largest group of
Lakes border with Canada
freshwater lakes.

Largest saltwater lake in the Western


Great Salt Lake Utah
Hemisphere.

Bodies of water: Central USA (Minnesota to Second-longest river in North America; vital
Mississippi River
Rivers Gulf of Mexico) for transport and trade.

Southwest USA (Colorado Carved the Grand Canyon; major source of


Colorado River
to Mexico) water for the arid region.

4. Explain the meaning of the word contiguous:

next to or touching another, usually similar, thing:

contiguous with/to The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different.

Synonym

neighbouring UK
In the context of geography, the contiguous United States refers to the 48 states that are connected to
each other on the mainland of North America, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

5. Say what the following numbers stand for (in the context of the USA's geography):

a) 3000 – The approximate length in miles of the Rocky Mountains stretching from Canada to New Mexico.

b) 1 m – 1 million square miles, the approximate size of the Great Plains region.

c) 480 m – 480 million years, the approximate age of the Appalachian Mountains.

d) 5 – The number of the Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

e) 2 – The USA borders two countries: Canada and Mexico.

f) 20,310 – The height in feet of Denali (Mount McKinley) in Alaska, the highest peak in North America.

g) 8 – The number of main Hawaiian Islands.

h) 2000 – The length in miles of the Mississippi River, the second-longest river in the USA.

i) 13,679 – The height in feet of Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains.

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